Blog # 6 Prenatal Testing

Every parents first child greatly anticipates the outcomes the prenatal testing. Being first time parent we always wonder if it going to be a boy or girl. As our own personal decision testing can always influence us as to what kind of screening needs to be done. This kind of testing will help identify the health problems that could endanger you and the baby. Prenatal testing are done for women 35 and older, adolescents, have had a premature baby, carrying more than one, and ethnic background. Testing is done trimesters of pregnancy. This can be very educational and beneficial to the development and proper care of the fetus. Prenatal testing are preformed for these reasons. Being a young girl becomes vulnerable of contracting STD's and other health problems. Many older women that are becoming pregnant later in life have a higher risk of complications and birth defects. Reasons why prenatal testing is important because early detection of treating the prior health problems of a mother might have; can effect the baby. Next the characteristics of the baby can determine the baby's sex, gender,age and size and placement int the uterus. Some of the prenatal testing can reveal the possibility of the problem and others can detect the diagnostic of a degree to certain degree of a certain problem in the fetus. It can also detect fetal abnormalities, including heart problems and to further detection it would have to be a diagnostic test. I think that it is very important the women and young girls get tested regularly. For women that don't have a doctor or health insurance should at least go to the health department to get tested and get a check up. At the end the baby is here because of our decision.